New Delhi [India], Feb 8: Indian skipper Virat Kohli's with his masterclass and a leaping pack of wrist-spinners secure a 124-run victory for the visitor India in the third ODI, giving the visitors an unshakable 3-0 lead and taking them one step closer to a maiden series triumph in the South Africa. Kohli reaffirmed his status as an ODI great with an unbeaten innings 160 runs off 159 balls on a challenging surface, propelling India to the score 303 runs for six. It was the 34th ODI hundred for the Indian captain, who is now 15 deficient of Sachin Tendulkar's mark of record 49 century. Kohli has been simply unstoppable in the 50-over format of late and Wednesday's match-winning effort was his fourth three-figure score in the last six ODIs. It was also his second hundred of the series and third of the tour.

While most Indian batsmen struggled after South Africa opted to bowl, Kohli made batting look easy. Opening batsmen Shikhar Dhawan too stood out with a magnificent 76 runs off 63 balls. South Africa started the chase on a promising note with captain Aiden Markram (32) and JP Duminy (51) sharing a 78-run stand for the second wicket. But most of their runs came against the pacers and when Indian spinners got into the act, it was a familiar story as South Africa surrendered to Yuzvendra Chahal (4/46) and Kuldeep Yadav (4/23) to end way behind at 170 all out in 40 overs.